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LAMAK: RITUAL OBJECTS IN BALI. Francine Brinkgreve. Sidestone Press, Leiden, 2017. 300 pp. with 200 ills. (100 col.). 30 x 22 cm. ISBN 9789088903915 In English.
Due date: February 2017. Paperbound edition also available; see Worldwide 175189. Publisher's description: A lamak is a long narrow ritual hanging that is an essential requirement at almost all rituals in Bali. It is hung from altars and shrines at temple festivals and on festive holy days. Made usually of palm leaves, it is by nature ephemeral and it is made time and again. Even though permanent forms of the lamak, made of cloth or coins, do exist, the ephemeral palm leaf form must be present. Sometimes reaching a length of several metres and decorated with a range of motifs, its most elaborate forms are made by specialist craftsmen and women. The lamak serves as base for offerings and attracts deities and deified ancestors to them. Decorative motifs representing sources of life are ordered according to Balinese concepts of the vertical structure of the cosmos. Best known among the motifs is the cili, a human figure in female form that symbolizes human fertility and regeneration. Through offerings and the active role of the lamak, worshippers offer thanks to their deities and request prosperity and protection. Despite decades of change and modernization that have affected all aspects of life in Bali, the essential role of the lamak has survived intact. Indexing: UnspecifiedPlans: 73 Worldwide Number: 175188Hardcover $225.00 Not Yet Published.

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